Movie Matinee: Top Secret Rosies

Movie Matinee: Top Secret Rosies
Tuesday, November 4th at 1:00 p.m.

In 1942, you could have been recruited—not to build weapons like Rosie the Riveter, but to use your math skills as a human “computer” for the U.S. Army. Working six days a week, you would have helped calculate ballistics tables that made Allied bombs and bullets more accurately, playing a vital role in winning the war. When the Army developed the first electronic computer (ENIAC), six women like you became its first programmers.

Top Secret Rosies reveals the untold story of the women behind this secret effort, trailblazers in both war and technology. Follow four of them as they navigate opportunity, pressure, and the moral dilemmas of their groundbreaking work from 1942 to 1946. Join us for this inspiring film about the women who helped shape history—and the future of computing. The film is 56 minutes, not rated, and is made possible through public performance rights by Kanopy.